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Miata A/C
Hi all,
I recently had to take the '97 Miata in for an A/C charge. As it is not my car, I took it to the local Mazda dealer. I was charged $160 for recharging and road testing. I suspect that I was overcharged (in dollars, not refrigerant). How much should that job have cost? Thanks, Jerry -- |
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"Jerry" > wrote in:
> Hi all, > > I recently had to take the '97 Miata in for an A/C charge. As it is > not my car, I took it to the local Mazda dealer. I was charged $160 > for recharging and road testing. > > I suspect that I was overcharged (in dollars, not refrigerant). How > much should that job have cost? Depends on the amount of refrigerant used but that does seem WAY high. Around $100 might have been closer to the correct amount but w/o seeing the work order and w/o knowing if they did any other work such as adjusting belt tension or whatever I can't say for sure. |
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I agree that sounds a little high. We just had PBC evacuate and recharge our
'90s A/C and it cost about $150. That was one hour labor @ $85 and almost 2 lbs of R12 @ $32/lb. Not cheap either. I don't know what R134 is going for, but seems to me close to $100 for the total job would be expected. -- Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red Inside the Beltway [Remove the first two digits to reply] "XS11E" > wrote in message ... > "Jerry" > wrote in: > > > Hi all, > > > > I recently had to take the '97 Miata in for an A/C charge. As it is > > not my car, I took it to the local Mazda dealer. I was charged $160 > > for recharging and road testing. > > > > I suspect that I was overcharged (in dollars, not refrigerant). How > > much should that job have cost? > > Depends on the amount of refrigerant used but that does seem WAY high. > Around $100 might have been closer to the correct amount but w/o seeing the > work order and w/o knowing if they did any other work such as adjusting belt > tension or whatever I can't say for sure. > |
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I would also suspect anyone who just did a recharge, without consulting with
the owner first to ensure they understood the implications. 1. To need a recharge, a significant quantity of refrigerant has escaped. 2. Therefore there must be a leak somewhere. 3. If you just put in more refrigerant, without locating & reparing the leak, it will leak out again. Just recharging is most likely not going to be a long-term fix. The A/C may stop working again in a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or if you are very lucky, a few years. This sort of "repair" would make sense if you are selling the car, but not if you planned to keep it. Mal "Jerry" > wrote in message news:EsFkI7LVLls8-pn2-uhkbREJlDbKg@localhost... > Hi all, > > I recently had to take the '97 Miata in for an A/C charge. As it is > not my car, I took it to the local Mazda dealer. I was charged $160 > for recharging and road testing. > > I suspect that I was overcharged (in dollars, not refrigerant). How > much should that job have cost? > > Thanks, > Jerry > -- > |
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